CHQ HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY PURSUING THE ISSUE AS EVEN AFTER OUR STRONGLY WORDED LETTER AND REMINDER THEREOF, CORPORATE OFFICE WAS RELUCTANT TO ISSUE THE CLARIFICATION. INSTEAD, MAY BE DUE TO FALSE PRESTIGE, ASKED THE CIRCLES TO ISSUE NECESSARY CLARIFICATIONS. ACCORDINGLY SOME CIRCLES, STARTING WITH KERALA , ISSUED CIRCLE LEVEL CLARIFICATIONS. HOWEVER SOME OTHER CIRCLES LIKE RAJASTHAN, MP, CHHATTISGARH, PUNJAB ETC TOOK AN ADAMENT STAND TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THE CORPORATE OFFICE LETTER DATED 07-07-2021. THIS SITUATION HAD CREATED AN UNWARRANTED DISCRIMINATION AMONG THE CIRCLES AND CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION IN PENSIONERS. SO WE INTIMATED THE SITUATION TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND URGED FOR ISSUING CLARIFICATION BY CORPORATE OFFICE TO ENSURE A PAN INDIA STATUS. BSNLEU ALSO INTERVENED AND INSISTED FOR CLARIFICATION BY THE CORPORATE OFFICE.

Karnataka Circle Executive Committee meeting has been held successfully at Davangere on 06-08-2021. Com.Earanna, Circle President was in chair.

Com.Muddaiah, Circle Secretary presenting the report explained the issues of pension revision, medical benefits etc and the organisational advancement in the circle. The video clip from the General Secretary, Com.K G Jayaraj, covering almost all issues and the current status was played. Veteran leader and former AGS, Com.G G Patil spoke on the efforts being made by the CHQ for settlement of the genuine issues of the pensioners. He also replied to the queries raised by some of the District Secretaries and Circle Office bearers. Com.H C Prakash, AGS explained the benefits for the BSNL retirees migrating to CGHS. Coms.Tatapati, Circle Vice President and L D Durgad, ACS also addressed the CEC. The CEC members were mostly concerned with pension revision, non-payment of medical benefits, lack of sufficient number of wellness centers etc. Com. Earanna in his presidential address appealed all to do allout efforts to strengthen the organisation. With vote of thanks by Com.C G Annigere, Circle Treasurer the CEC came to an end.

Davangere district Conference.

The 6th District Conference of Davangere was also held at the same venue of the Circle Executive Committe Meeting on 06-08-2021. Com.B S Nadiger, District President presided over the conference. Com.Earanna presented the report and accounts. Coms.Muddaiha, Circle Secretary, G G Patil, Former AGS and H C Prakash, AGS guided and addressed the conference. Office Beraers were elected unanimously and the following are the important functionaries;

President : Com.S Suresh, District Secretary : Com.Earanna and Treasurer : Com.S Veerabhadrappa.

District Conference of Hisar, Haryana has been held physically with good participation of pensioners on 04-08-2021 at Kumbar Dharmasala, Hisar. Com. Dharam Chand , District President presided over the conference. Com.Kuldeep Singh, Circle Secretary inaugurated and explained the issues confronting the pensioners including pension revision, denial of medical benefits, restoration of IDA instalments, BSNL revival and the AUAB agitations. Circle Secretary appealed to stregthen AIBDPA at all levels basically enrolling more pensioners to our fold. A new set of office bearers were elected unanimously with the following important functionaries;

President : Com. Dharam Chand, District Secretary : Com. R N Solanki and Treasurer : Com. R K Sharma.

NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PENSIONERS ASSOCIATIONS

Website: nccpahq.blogspot.in.

E mail: nccpahq@gmail.com.

13C, Feroze Shah Road,

 New Delhi. 110 001

29.07.2021

President:                        Com. Shiv Gopal Misra.

Secretary General:         Com. K.KN. Kutty.

Dear comrades,

NCCPA is happy to announce a webinar on 8^th August, 2021 on the following subject.

TUI as a Unifier of World Pensioners

Trade Union International is an integral part of the World Federation of Trade Unions.  WFTU is the world body of trade union and is the platform to unite the working class of the world.  In the present world scenario all of you are aware that most of the countries have adopted the capitalist path of growth and development.  It is inherent in the system that the development is possible only for a small segment of the society at the cost of the majority of the working people.   It is based upon the principle to transfer the wealth from the poor to the rich.  Since exploitation is the hall mark of the system, concerted attempt would be made continuously to reduce the wages of the workers in order to maximise the profit of the entrepreneurs.  The entrepreneurs of the world have an unwritten understanding in the matter and the exploitative methods differ from society to society depending upon the concrete conditions obtaining at each place or region as the case may be.  While in many of the advanced and developed countries have a social security system to take care of the old age needs of the citizens the cost of which is partly borne by the employer class, it is mostly absent in most of the developing and under developed countries.  In our country, we do not have any state funded or employer funded social security system and wherever such funds are created, its nucleus is from the contribution of the workers or to a small extent from the exchequer.  The need for organising the pensioners of the world arose to combat the situation of exploitation of the old people at the evening of their life. 

In the present webinar, we shall come to know the efforts undertaken by WFTU to unite the pensioners and retired personnel throughout the world; to share the experience of different society in the natter and draw united efforts from such experiences.  Comrade       K. Ragavendran, our Deputy Secretary General is the TUI co-ordinator for the Asia region.  He would present the discussion paper and initiate discussion at the webinar. The webinar is organised as a prologue to the World Elders Day which falls on 1^st October, 2021 and the Indian Pensioners day on 17^th December, 2021.  During the webinar itself, the participants may rise through “chats” questions on the subject so that it could be replied once the subject is introduced.  

Kindly remember that the webinar would be held on Zoom platform on 8^th August, 2021 from 4.00 PM onwards and would be simultaneously broad-cost through Aiprpa Chq Face Book page and later in the channel of Aiprpa Chq in YouTube.

With greetings,

Yours fraternally, 

KKN Kutty

Secretary General

NCCPA Sponsored WEBINAR

08.08.2021 – 4.00 P.M

Topic: TUI as a Unifier of World Pensioners

[Uniting the Pensioners of the World – Role of WFTU and Trade Union International (Pensioners & Retirees).

Webinar will be presented with the main Paper by: K.Ragavendran Coordinator Asia TUI (P&R)

Haryana Circle Executive Committee Meeting has been held physically on 28-07-2021 at BSNLEU office, CGMT office, Ambala. Com.Ramkumar Kalsi, Circle President presided over the meeting. Com. Kuldeep Singh, Circle Secretary welcomed one and all and presented a brief report on the recent developments since last CEC meeting. The report mainly focused on pension revision, denial of medical benefits, freezing of DA/DR and IDA and AUAB agitation. Circle Secretary also stressed the importance of strengthening the organisation at all levels and the primary duty is to enroll more pensioners into AIBDPA. All the District Secretaries and Circle Office Bearers actively participated in the discussion and finally Circle Secretary summed up.

Com.K G Jayaraj, General Secretary once again had a discussion on today, the 29th July, 2021 with Shri.P K Saha, Director, Department of Public Enterprises regarding delay in issuing the orders for the restoration of 3 frozen IDA instalments along with the additional instalment due from 01-07-2021.General Secretary told the Director that the delay in issuing the orders is causing concern and resentment amongst the BSNL Pensioners as the IDA is the only relief during this period of pandemic situation, having been denied of pension revision and medical benefits for the last four years. And it was in these circumstances AIBDPA was compelled to seek legal remedy for the payment of IDA instalments due from 01-10-2020,01-01-2021 and 01-04-2021 as the freezing of IDA instalments was not applicable to BSNL Pensioners. But the interim favourable order issued by the hon’ble Kerala High Court on 26-02-2021 has not yet been implemented despite repeated requests to both DPE and DoT.Now, central government pensioners are drawing the frozen DR instalments along with the July pension.The Director had a patient hearing and stated that they are on the job and when the order is ready it will be put on the website.